Nico Rosberg (1:20.718) won pole for the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix in a thrilling final lap duel with much of the rest of the Q3 field. Though he went out early in Q3 and in hindsight could have sat on that lap time, he went back out and improved to set a pole time nearly two tenths faster than second place qualifier and his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel qualified third, with Kimi Raikkonen fourth. Fernando Alonso could only go fifth fastest for his home crowd, while the biggest surprise was Mark Webber only eighth fastest. Alonso (1:25.252) set the fastest time during Friday morning’s practice, setting that time near the end of the damp and drying session. He had been quickest...
Full Story »